Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid; born 11 January 1973) is a former Indian cricketer and captain, widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. Born in a Marathi family and brought up in Bangalore, he started playing cricket at the age of 12 and later represented Karnataka at the under-15, under-17 and under-19 levels. Hailed as The Wall, Dravid was named one of the best five cricketers of the year by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2000 and received...
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth11 January 1973
CityIndore, India
aspects hard looking three
We will be looking at what kind of combination we will go in with (in the first Test). But we have to keep working hard on all three aspects of our game,
england expect fight hard left
I expect them (England) to come back hard at us. There is a lot of fight left in them and they are a very competitive unit.
gets hard knew
Having batted here before I knew at 60-70 it gets really hard to concentrate.
ball best bowlers controlled difficult early hard help innings knew played several situation special
He sized up the situation very early on. There was help for the bowlers when the ball was hard and new and he knew he had to play cautiously. He controlled the innings beautifully. It was one of the best innings of several played by him on a difficult pitch. It was a special one.
becomes hard played
I have played here before. I know that once you get to 60-70 it becomes hard to concentrate.
bombay boys credit critical draw energy fought hard matches test
They fought really hard in the Test matches and used a lot of energy to draw the series. Bombay was critical for us psychologically and the way the boys bounced back was a credit to us.
cricket fight good hard left lifted performance played single slip
It was not that a single performance lifted us. It was a hard fight and we played good cricket. But we can't slip up as there is still a lot left in the series.
cricket focus good playing special trying
While it is always special to play your 100th game, the focus really is on playing good cricket and trying to win.
aim approach definitely game match series win winning
We would definitely want to win the match (for a 4-1 series score). We approach each game with the aim of winning it.
bat confusion good mind pitch
This wicket is different from the ones we've had before on this tour. But there is no confusion in mind about this pitch. It will be a good pitch to bat on.
blunt expected flat pitches
We expected them to go for such flat pitches to blunt our bowlers.
few flat last low pitches played realize tests wickets win
We do realize we've got to take 20 wickets to win a test. That's the key, but we've played the last few tests on flat pitches of low bounce.
best enjoy ourselves prepared series
Every series is a challenge. We have prepared ourselves the best we can. We want to enjoy our cricket.
critical fires form run top tough whatever
At the moment, we want to give him some more opportunities at the top of the order. He is having a tough run of late. For us, it is critical to try and get him back into form and we will do whatever it takes. What he does for us when he fires at the top is very destructive, something he has done with a lot of success.